"Google calendar" use case

(re ACTION-278)

Dan,

>   <DKA> After just trying to share a Google calendar I can confirm
>   that that seems to be how it works. The URI does not allow automatic
>   access to the calendar. It seems to encode expected access
>   credentials but still requires a credentials check (authentication).

My experience contradicts yours. When I go to my google calendar UI
and click on the little down-arrow next to one of my calendars, and
select "Share this calendar", then select the "calendar details" tab
and go down to "private address", then click on "html", I see the
following:

   Please use the following address to access your calendar in any web browser.

   https://www.google.com/calendar/hosted/creativecommons.org/embed?src=jar%40creativecommons.org&ctz=America/New_York&pvttk=123487r879579879874239847

   You can embed Google Calendar in your website or blog. Use our
configuration tool to generate the HTML you need.

   Warning: Anyone who sees this link will be able to view all event
details of this calendar.

[URI changed so you can't see my dentist appointments.]

I can then go use this URI in a different browser that has no
Google-related authorization, and I can see the calendar with no
authentication dialog.

Jonathan

Received on Saturday, 23 January 2010 16:27:25 UTC